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<blockquote data-quote="Boilermaker" data-source="post: 61106" data-attributes="member: 10306">If you were looking at my version of the 720p skin as an example, i know why you were discouraged....i make heavy use of common templates, defined tags and the references.xml file so that i can generally make a change in one place and have it take effect throughout the skin.&nbsp;&nbsp; I also did it so that if mp still used the same skinning engine when i got a 1080p tv, i could take that code and in 10 minutes alter it enough to have 95% of the xml for a 1080p skin.&nbsp; XML is not the problem, it's the time it would take to resize all those graphics. Basically i agree with htpc_for_me and rocky, if you want it bad enough, you're probably going to have to do it yourself.&nbsp; I started skinning for my own personal use then made it available as a way of giving back to MP.&nbsp; Two years ago, there were no widescreen skins, now there are almost as many choices as 4x3 skins.&nbsp; Sure there are a handful of 1080p lcds out there, even sharp's entire new aquos line is 1080p capable, but the smallest around is 37&quot; (and expensive).&nbsp; Some of the estimates of 1080p adoption i've seen in this thread are let's just say, optomistic.&nbsp; So if you are waiting for a level of adoption similar to that of other 16x9 resolutions, you will be waiting for a while.&nbsp; I'm not going to get on my soapbox about lack of content, blue ray vs. hd-dvd or the playstation3 to back up that point...but i'm generally an early adopter, and i have no plans in the near future for a 1080p capable tv.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Boilermaker, post: 61106, member: 10306"] If you were looking at my version of the 720p skin as an example, i know why you were discouraged....i make heavy use of common templates, defined tags and the references.xml file so that i can generally make a change in one place and have it take effect throughout the skin. I also did it so that if mp still used the same skinning engine when i got a 1080p tv, i could take that code and in 10 minutes alter it enough to have 95% of the xml for a 1080p skin. XML is not the problem, it's the time it would take to resize all those graphics. Basically i agree with htpc_for_me and rocky, if you want it bad enough, you're probably going to have to do it yourself. I started skinning for my own personal use then made it available as a way of giving back to MP. Two years ago, there were no widescreen skins, now there are almost as many choices as 4x3 skins. Sure there are a handful of 1080p lcds out there, even sharp's entire new aquos line is 1080p capable, but the smallest around is 37" (and expensive). Some of the estimates of 1080p adoption i've seen in this thread are let's just say, optomistic. So if you are waiting for a level of adoption similar to that of other 16x9 resolutions, you will be waiting for a while. I'm not going to get on my soapbox about lack of content, blue ray vs. hd-dvd or the playstation3 to back up that point...but i'm generally an early adopter, and i have no plans in the near future for a 1080p capable tv. [/QUOTE]

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